I’ve been thinking of what I’d like to write about how we can love ourselves since it’s Valentine’s Day very soon. I kept waiting and hoping for some burst of inspiration for just the right thing to say. I told myself I’d write this post Saturday morning and that inspiration would totally strike before then… …
Valentine’s Day is all about love. Honestly it’s often about romantic love. That’s probably why it’s irritated me for years. Romantic love and commercialism. I’ve pretty much ignored it for quite some time now. But recently I’ve been reflecting on just how important love really is to me. Love for friends and family, the love …
One of the hardest things I’ve learned as a therapist is to see past what’s on the surface and find compassion. Everyone has done things we’re not proud of. In one way or another we’ve all hurt someone. Compassion happens when we can see beyond what has been done to the person underneath. This does …